Acute psychiatric hospital: County of Ventura: outpatient mental health services.
It became law on Mar 23, 2018.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Assembly
- Latest action
- Mar 23, 2018
What it does
Existing law provides for the regulation and licensure of health facilities, as defined, including acute psychiatric hospitals, by the State Department of Public Health. Existing law defines an acute psychiatric hospital for purposes of these provisions to mean a health facility having a duly constituted governing body with overall administrative and professional responsibility and an organized medical staff that provides 24-hour inpatient care for persons with mental health disorders or other patients referred, as specified, including medical, nursing, rehabilitative, pharmacy, and dietary services. A violation of the provisions governing health facilities is a crime.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.